The shires of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachdan na h-Alba; Scots: Scots coonties), or counties of Scotland, are historic subdivisions of Scotland established...

political domination. In Domesday (1086) the city of York was divided into shires. The first shires of Scotland were created in English-settled areas such as...

The Anglo-Scottish border (Scottish Gaelic: Crìochan Anglo-Albannach) is an internal border of the United Kingdom separating Scotland and England which...

in David's new territories in southern Scotland. The lands in question consisted of the Shires of Scotland of Roxburghshire, Selkirkshire, Berwickshire...

Isles. By this time, the rest of the area under Scottish rule was divided into shires, administered by sheriffs. The shires covered different territories...

the petty kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England and early medieval Scotland, which consolidated into the kingdoms of England and Scotland by the 10th century...

The Shires are a British country music duo composed of singer-songwriters Ben Earle and Crissie Rhodes. Earle sings harmony vocals, plays piano and guitar...

counties of Wales Local government in Wales Subdivisions of Wales Principal areas of Wales Ceremonial counties of England Shires of Scotland "23", Lieutenancies...

are situated there. These metonyms are used especially by members of the Scottish Government, Welsh Government and Northern Ireland Executive to differentiate...

the Prime Minister. Holders of Scottish and Irish peerages were not always permitted to sit in the Lords. When Scotland united with England to form Great...